Homeopathy

Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine developed in the late 18th century by Samuel Hahnemann. Hahnemann based his system on older ideas about “like cures like”.

One of the main ideas in homeopathy is that a substance that would cause certain symptoms in a healthy person can cure similar symptoms caused by disease in a sick person.

Homeopathic dilution

In homeopathy, homeopathic medicine is created using a process known as homeopathic dilution (also called potentisation or dynamisation). The active ingredient is repeatedly diluted in distilled water or alcohol and the vessel struck against an elastic material, such as a leather-bound book. The process of vigorously shaking the solution is known as succussion. Samuel Hahnemann believed that the process of succussion “activated the vital energy” of the diluted ingredient, and that this increased the potency of the preparation.

Certain active ingredients, e.g. quartz, are grinded with lactose before the dilution process.

No molecules left

In most homeopathic medicines, the dilution is so severe that no molecules of the active substance remains in the finished product.

Examples of commonly used homeopathic preparations

Homeopathic name(s)

Substance origin

Homeopathic use against

Aconite

Aconitum napellus

Wolf’s bane

Shock

Influenza

Fever

Aesculus hippocastanum

Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse-chestnut

Hemorrhoids

Varicose veins

Anthracinum

Anthracinum bovum

Anthracinum suum

Anthrax poison extracted from the spleen of infected animals

All types of furuncles, from acne to septic wounds and gangrene furuncles

Allium cepa

Allium cepa

Onion

Itching eyes

Lachrymation

Allergies

Antimonium tartaricum

Antimony potassium tartrate

Impetigo

Argentum nitricum

Silver nitrate

Fear

Anxiety

Conjunctivitis

Arnica

Arnica montana

Leopard’s bane

Shock

Bruising

Arsenicum album

Arsenic trioxide

White arsenic

Cold

Influenza

Diarrhea

Food poisoning

Baptisia

Baptisia tinctoria

Horsefly weed

Fever

Belladonna

Atropa belladonna

Deadly nightshade

High fever with redness and delirium

Bellis perennis

Bellis perennis

Common daisy

Wounds

Bryonia

Bryonia alba

White bryony

Fever

Cough

Pleuritis

Joint pain

Calcarea carbonica

Calcium carbonate from an oyster shell

Indigestion

Calendula

Calendula officinalis

Marigold

Wounds

Camphor

Cinnamomum camphora

Camphor tree

Cholera

Colocynthis

Citrullus colocynthis

Desert gourd

Diarrhoea

Cuprum metallicum

Copper

Cholera

Diarrhoea

Gut pain

Digitalis

Digitalis purpurea

Foxglove

Heart conditions

Drosera

Drosera rotundifolia

Sundew

Cough

Ferrum phosphoricum

Iron phosphate

Nosebleed

Haemorrhages

Glonoinum

Nitroglycerine

Facial neuralgias

Heat headaches

Graphites

Graphite

Itching cracked skin

Eczema

Psoriasis

Hamamelis

Hamamelis virginiana

Witch hazel

Haemorrhoids

Varicose veins

Hepar sulfuris calcareum

Calcium sulfide

Boils,

Abscesses

Croup

Ignatia amara

Strychnos ignatii

St. Ignatius bean

The beans of the plant contain the alkaloids strychnine and brucine.

Grief

Kalium bichromicum

Potassium dichromate

Thick secretions from the mucous membranes of the sinuses and respiratory tract

Lachesis

Lachesis muta

Bushmaster snake, a venomous pit viper species found in South America

Diphteric paralysis

Sensation of tension in parts of the body

Ledum

Ledum palustre

Marsh Labrador tea

Bites

Stings

Puncture wounds

Mercurius vivus

Mercury

Sore throat

Sinus problems

Boils

Diarrhea

Itching

Natrum muriaticum

Sodium chloride

NaCl

Table salt

Irritability

Natrum sulphuricum

Sodium sulphate

Asthma

Headaches

Warts

Nux vomica

Strychnos nux-vomica

Strychnine tree

Nausea

Hangover

Substance abuse

Oscillococcinum

Cairina moschata liver

Muscovy duck liver

Cold

Influenza

Petroleum

Crude oil

Eczema

Psoriasis

Other skin problems

Phosphorus

Phosphorus

Hoarseness

Cough

Cough that gets worse in cold air

Cough that gets worse when laying on the left side

Bruises

Burns

Small wounds that bleed profusely

Constipation

Fear

Fear of the dark

Fear of thunderstorms

Anxiety

Anxiety when alone

Apathy

Cravings for cold things such as ice water and ice cream

Picricum acidum

Picric acid

Water retention

Confusion

Pulsatilla

Pasque flower

Menstrual problems

Colds

Being sad and despondent

Indecision

Dryness of the mouth, but without thirst

Rhus toxicodendron

Toxicodendron radicans

Poison ivy

Fever and joint pain

Ruta

Ruta graveolens

Common rue

Ligament trauma

Conditions involving tendons

Conditions involving fibrous tissue

Stiff joints

Strained eyes

Sepia

Cuttlefish ink

PMS

Menopausal problems

Vaginal thrush

Menorrhagia

Amenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea

Female infertility

Silicea

Flint

Sensitivity to cold

Sulphur

Sulfur

Skin issues

General debility

Thea Sinensis

Camellia Sinensis

Leaves of Camellia sinensis

Tea plant leaves

Insomnia

Nightmares

Thuja

Thuja occidentalis

Northern white-cedar

Warts

Urtica urens

Urtica dioica

Stinging nettle

Burns

Bites

Stings

History

Homeopathy was developed by Samuel Hahnemann in the late 18th century and rose to popularity in the 19th century, especially in Europe and the United States.

In 1825, one of Hahnemann’s students named Hans Birch Gram introduced homeopathy to the United States, where the first homeopathic school opened in 1835. It would take until 1944 before the American Institute of Homeopathy was formed in the country. In the year 1900, there were over 20 homeopathic colleges in the United States, and an estimated 15,000 practitioners. By the 1950s, less than 80 known pure homeopathic practitioners remained.

In the midst of the counter-culture movement of the 1970s, homeopathy made a comeback in the United States, especially within New Age circles.

Data from the year 2007 show that over-the-counter homeopathic medicines for $2.7 million were sold in the United States.

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